© Getty ImagesTop Five Moments Down UnderFor the first time since 2020 we’re heading back to one of our favourite races and here’s some of the fun we’ve had in the past in Australia!
Yes!TheAustralianGrandPrixisbackonthecalendarandwe’resopumpedtobereturningdownunder.Althoughweweretherein2020,wenevergotthechancetogetontrack.However,asateamwelovegettinguptoallsortsawayfromthetrack,especiallyinOz.So,here’ssomeofthethingsweloveabout‘Straya.
Before Max Verstappen’s first trip to Australia with the team, back in 2017, we sat him down to see if he could understand some of Australia’s fair dinkum slang. See how a very fresh-faced Max got on…
Now the Bulls are used to going fast… on asphalt… on four wheels. So, when Daniel Ricciardo challenged Max to a race on the Yarra River it was quite the event. The boys were used as ballast to get the speed boats round the track as fast as possible. This high-octane water sprint is a must-see.
Now, the Bulls will race no matter what they’ve got around them. BMX bikes, electric cars, boats, a 1965 Formula One Car, but probably the most unusual mode of transport was in 2020 when Max and Alex Albon raced each other on motorised drinks coolers!
A Champion In More Ways Than One© Getty Images
Is there anything more Australian than a cooler that not only keeps your drinks cold, but also transports you to the beach? We don’t think so.
Officiating the race is World Champion snowboarder Scotty James, see how he judges a race with two competitive drivers.
4. CatchingWavesWithWorldChampionSurferMickFanning
Mick Fanning Joined The Bulls For Some Surf Lessons© Getty Images
Australian’s love the beach and surfing, so in 2019, Max set up for Pierre Gasly to have a surf lesson with legend Mick Fanning.
We can’t think of many better instructors to take you out for your first lesson, so nice job Max…
We all know that the aim of Formula One is to get round the track in the quickest time possible. But some drivers don’t think that’s all that fun. So, stepping into the arena to show Daniel Ricciardo how you can have even more fun on track was Mad Mike Whiddett in 2018.
Daniel was given a sideways look of the track before the 2018 Australian Grand Prix when drifting legend Mad Mike blasted him around Albert Park in his insanely powerful Mazda 26B-TT MX5 'RADBUL' drift machine...